There are five recipients of the Johan Bintang Sarawak (JBS), eight recipients of the Johan Bintang Kenyalang (JBK), three recipients of the Pingkat Perkhimatan Cemerlang (Emas) (PPC), 28 recipients of Pegawai Bintang Sarawak (PBS), and 30 recipients of the Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang (PBK).

As for the Pingat Penghidmatan Bakti (Perak, PPB), there are 49 recipients. There are 185 recipients for the Ahli Bintang Sarawak (ABS), including The Borneo Post’s chief reporter Churchill Edward Drem.

There are 42 recipients of the Ahli Bintang Kenyalang (ABK), 104 recipients of the Pingat Perkhidmatan Terpuji Gangsa (PPT), and 153 recipients of the Bentara Bintang Sarawak (BBS).

Meanwhile, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, on official duty in Munich,
Germany, said, “This is the first big award that I get from the state. A thousand thanks to the chief minister for the recommendation and to the TYT for graciously granting the PNBS.

“My family and I are greatly honoured. This (award) will certainly motivate me to work harder for the state and nation. It is unfortunate that my work assignment has brought me 8,000 miles away from home to receive the grand honour from the TYT.

“I feel on top of the world, happy, encouraged, and rejuvenated,” he said.